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Jada Statum, 24, was critically wounded in a June 26 shooting at a Subway sandwich shop in Atlanta. She is still in ICU, but doctors say she's now stable, according to family members.

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Passengers check in for Delta flights in the domestic terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

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Delta offers $10,000 to passengers to give up seats on overbooked flight

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A motorcycle rider was killed after slamming into a patrol vehicle Friday afternoon in Tyrone. Georgia State Patrol troopers investigated the crash.

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Motorcyclist dies after crash with police cruiser in Fayette, GSP says

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The DeKalb County School District is still trying to fill about 400 teacher vacancies.

DeKalb cuts more than 500 teaching positions but without layoffs

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Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Eboni Deon gives the forecast for Sunday, July 3, 2022.

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SUNDAY’S WEATHER: Rain expected to continue, won’t wash away sunshine

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OPINION: Remembering ideals that’ve held us together

As we celebrate our nation’s independence, let’s ponder where we are now as a society – and where we’ve been, as well

Women talk about the choices they made about abortion

As the nation absorbs a Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights, we talked with a diverse group of women on their choices

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Braves still chasing Mets and now Scherzer, deGrom return soon

Opinion: DeKalb’s new budget shortchanges students, classrooms

Braves’ Adam Duvall leaves game after being hit by pitch

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Spencer Strider leads Braves past Reds, within 2 1/2 games of Mets

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Braves’ Matt Olson on unreal pace with hitting doubles

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Braves’ Michael Harris named National League Rookie of the Month for June

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Man dies after being shot on King Street in Atlanta

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Atlanta United turns its attention to NYCFC

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Nation & State

Ricky Martin faces restraining order in Puerto Rico

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Strider strikes out 11, Riley homers as Braves beat Reds 4-1

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Wickens caps week with another win and birth of his son

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Attorneys seek Deshaun Watson NFL investigation documents

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North Korea slams US-South Korea-Japan military cooperation

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Arenado, Cards hit 4 straight HRs in 1st; late HR tops Phils

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Volkanovski, Adesanya easily defend their titles at UFC 276

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LEADING OFF: Trout's strikeout slump, deGrom's rehab start

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Politics

The Georgia Public Service Commission is pictured in its hearing room. From left: Commissioners Fitz Johnson, Tim Echols, Tricia Pridemore, Lauren “Bubba” McDonald and Jason Shaw.

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Judge weighs whether Georgia PSC elections are discriminatory

In this photo of May 11, 2022, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) walks out of the Senate Chambers during a series of votes in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)

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Warnock focuses Senate hearing on curbing drug prices

June 7, 2022 Atalnta - A customer pumps gas at Shell gas station, where the price of gasoline approaches close to $6 a gallon, on Peachtree Road near Piedmont Atlanta Spine Center in Buckhead on Tuesday, June 6, 2022. Georgia gas prices hit new heights on Tuesday, according to AAA, with an average statewide cost of $4.33 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel. That’s still well below the national average of $4.92 per gallon.(Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Kemp extends state fuel tax break, again, through August

June 7, 2022 Buford - Sam’s Club in Buford near Mall of Georgia was busy with motorists seeking for cheaper gas price on Tuesday, June 6, 2022. Georgia gas prices hit new heights on Tuesday, according to AAA, with an average statewide cost of $4.33 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel. That’s still well below the national average of $4.92 per gallon.(Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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The Jolt: Gas tax battle heats up as Stacey Abrams targets voters at the pump

House members throw up paper at the conclusion of the legislative session in the House Chamber on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Branden Camp/ For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Mental health law and teacher pay raises among new Georgia laws

A group of lobbyists watch the sessions on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Monday, April 4, 2022. Several bills passed focused on education will become law on July 1. (Branden Camp for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Georgia’s new education laws take effect July 1

Abortion rights activists protest outside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade shifted the abortion fight to state legislatures, where gerrymandering has given Republicans an advantage. (Kendrick Brinson/The New York Times)

OPINION: Women, it’s time to run for something

Video from January 6 is played as Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testifies as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool via AP)

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Politically Georgia podcast: Clash over January 6 deepens in Georgia

L-R, Misty Whittaker, Maike Caudle, and Casey Key react as a car honk outside the Georgia State Capitol, where abortion rights activists rally to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade. Sunday, June 26, 2022. Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Georgia’s abortion rights battle is about to shift to local governments

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DeKalb cuts more than 500 teaching positions but without layoffs

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Fulton Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney (background) speaks to legislators’ attorney, Don Samuel during a motion hearing at Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Friday, July 1, 2022. Fulton Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney at a roughly 90-minute hearing Friday did not come to a final decision about what exactly the District Attorney’s office can ask Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, former state Sen. William Ligon of Brunswick and several other unnamed state legislators. But he said that anything related to their conversations with other legislators or motivations are off-limits. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Trump probe: Fulton judge hears from lawmakers challenging subpoenas

Then-Pickens County School Superintendent Carlton Wilson (left) and board members listen to speakers during a meeting to address questions and concerns about transgender students and the use of bathrooms of their choice at Pickens County High School on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Jasper. (Curtis Compton / AJC file photo)

Ex-Pickens County school superintendent indicted in theft case

The DeKalb County Board of Education delayed voting on the district's budget so interim Superintendent Vasanne Tinsley could have time to weigh in. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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DeKalb school board approves budget with tax increase

Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta and Johns Creek will celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, live music, food trucks and more at local parks or on the city green.

North Fulton cities plan fireworks, live music for Fourth of July celebrations

Silk Sonic members Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak meet Con Funk Shun members Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate. Silk Sonic recently covered Con Funk Shun's "Love's Train."

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ConFunkShun bringing ‘Love’s Train’ to Stockbridge Fourth

This is a rendering of the planned Solis Dresden Village in Brookhaven, a mixed-use project by Terwilliger Pappas.

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Mixed-use project with 180-plus homes begins construction in Brookhaven

The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to rebuild the I-285 interchange at I-20 west of Atlanta.

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Georgia DOT prepares for new I-285 interchange at I-20 west of Atlanta

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Investigations

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Judge says prison system should turn over documents to federal investigators

Dr. Kathleen Toomey, Georgia's public health commissioner, speaks about the coronavirus pandemic during a 2021 press conference as her boss, Gov. Brian Kemp, watches. Toomey fired the top lawyer at the Department of Public Health, who has won a $750,000 settlement from the state over her termination. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

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State pays $750,000 to lawyer fired by public health agency

Maddox Kilgore, seen here in 2014, who was one of Justin Ross Harris’ trial attorneys, praised the Supreme Court’s ruling to throw out the murder conviction. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Breakdown" returns to the subject of Season 2 and examines how the conviction was successfully challenged. (AJC file)

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‘Breakdown’ Season 2, Ep. 18: ‘Death in a Hot Car; Mistake or Murder?’

November 20, 2014 Atlanta: Technology Square is mixed use area at Fifth and Spring Street that contains Georgia Tech academic buildings, Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, retail and offices. Global consulting group Accenture plans to put a new innovation lab at Tech Square and add 800 jobs through 2020. BRANT SANDERLIN / BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

Georgia Tech hotel hosting conference by election deniers

Meet some of the journalists who press on for you every day

Things to Do

PeachFest is returning to Peachtree Center on July 26.

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Metro Atlanta food and drink events to check out in July

Blue Man Group is back at the Fox Theatre for the first time since 2015 in a new show July 8-10.
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Blue Man Group is still blue, but the rest is new

Dusty Gannon, also know as Goth Dad, practices with his band, Vision Video, in the week leading up to AthFest, the beloved outdoor music festival in Athens. Vision Video headlined the Saturday night performances for the first time, a big step for the band. which includes bass player Dan Geller, Emily Fredock on vocals and synthesizer and drummer Jason Fusco. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Dusty Gannon aka Goth Dad brings humor, therapy, glam to Athens music

How late can you shoot fireworks in Georgia?

Bob Thompson's "LeRoi Jones and his Family," (1964), oil on canvas.
Courtesy of High Museum of Art / Cathy Carver. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

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Bob Thompson exhibit at High Museum dazzles with color and déjà vu

The Tedeschi Trucks Band, pictured here at Pasaquan, will play two nights at the Fox Theatre on July 15-16.

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Derek Trucks on reinventing the Tedeschi Trucks Band

A rendering of the outside of the former Philips Arena, which will be christened State Farm Arena. (Credit: Atlanta Hawks)

Atlanta’s State Farm Arena to host League of Legends World Championship semifinals

Sports

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

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Spencer Strider leads Braves past Reds, within 2 1/2 games of Mets

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Cincinnati Reds first baseman Mike Moustakas, right, tags out Adam Duvall (14) of the Braves at first base during the second inning Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

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Braves’ Adam Duvall leaves game after being hit by pitch

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Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris, left, and Adam Duvall celebrate after Harris' two-run home run against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Braves’ Michael Harris named National League Rookie of the Month for June

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Matt Olson of the Braves, right, celebrates with third base coach Ron Washington after hitting a home run against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler during the first inning, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Braves’ Matt Olson on unreal pace with hitting doubles

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Atlanta United captain Matheus Rossetto (9) makes a shot during the first half of an MLS soccer match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, May 28, 2022.Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Atlanta United turns its attention to NYCFC

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Atlanta United midfielder Santiago Sosa (5) dribbles against NYCFC Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Jacob Gonzalez/Atlanta United)

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Info to know: Atlanta United at NYCFC

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Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant exchange words during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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The Hawks have upgraded. A bigger upgrade is out there

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Dolphins long snapper Blake Ferguson (44) shakes hands with Falcons punter Dom Maggio (9) during a joint training camp practice at the Dolphins training facility Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald)

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Falcons waive punter Dom Maggio

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